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A group of women in white and pastel saris and white dhotis-style clothing bend over working in a dry, freshly turned earth field, pulling roots or weeds by hand. A woman in the foreground on the left wears a lavender sari and a dark beaded necklace and holds plant material. Behind them, a low concrete building with windows, green shrubs, and trees stand under an open sky. The scene shows ashram-style communal farm labour.

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Outdoor photo of a group digging red earth beneath a large spreading banyan-type tree with aerial roots. Many people in orange and saffron clothing, some in white, dig with long-handled shovels and hoes on a cleared patch of reddish soil. A woman in a white top with a green sash and patterned teal trousers stands at left, and a man in a dark shirt and dark trousers bends forward wielding a shovel in the foreground. Women in orange saris and white garments work alongside, and a yellow machine is visible behind the tree in the background.2016-09-04A photograph of a group of people digging into reddish-brown earth beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. In the foreground, a man in a pink shirt and white dhoti bends forward and digs with a long-handled spade, while beside him a man in orange robes and orange trousers also digs. Other workers in orange and white clothing, a woman in a white and orange outfit, and onlookers in white, grey and teal clothing stand around the freshly turned soil.2016-09-11Outdoor photo of devotees digging and hoeing reddish-brown earth under large shady trees at an ashram grounds. In the foreground, a man in a purple shirt and grey trousers bends forward, and a woman in a purple top and green salwar bends low over the soil, her head down. Several women in saffron and orange saris and rudraksha malas work with hoes and digging tools, one in orange sari gripping a long-handled tool with bare feet on the soil. A woman in a rust-red sari stands watching. A small shrine with a deity murti sits in an arched niche in the background among the trees, with children and other devotees around.2016-09-04February 12 20072007-02-12 +1 copiesOutdoor photo on a bare dirt ground marked with white chalk lines. A man in white shirt and white dhoti stands at left holding a dark book, beside another man in white dhoti with an orange shawl. A figure in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha beads and a staff stands centre, under a white umbrella held by another person in white with an orange shawl. On the right, two men in checked lungis dig the ground with a pickaxe and spade while a man in a headcloth and a man in a turban watch. A small red-walled building with a green roof and palm trees appear in the background.2006-10-24September 04 20162016-09-04September 04 20162016-09-04A line of women walks along a paved outdoor path under tall trees at a college campus. In the foreground, a woman in a pink sari and a woman in a maroon-and-yellow sari lead, followed by women in yellow, pale blue, white and lavender saris and salwar kameez. Several wear small name badges on their clothing. Building blocks and a flagpole are visible in the background, with other people in white further back.2006-12-15Outdoors beneath a large spreading banyan tree with pale, twisting aerial roots, several women gather on reddish-brown earth. In the centre, a woman in a red sari with a red shawl walks barefoot over a flat stone, carrying a metal tray or plate, while a woman in a green floral sari with orange trousers and a red-and-white shawl holds the tray steady. To the right, a woman in an orange sari with a red border and a rudraksha mala stands barefoot. On the left, a woman in a white blouse with her hair in a long braid faces away, and a woman in a black top stands at the edge. A woman at far right wears a blue-green sari. Several other people in orange, red and white clothing stand in the background.2016-09-04September 04 20162016-09-04September 18 20162016-09-18September 04 20162016-09-04